Fish cleaner and scaler.



No. 717,408. I Patented 0%.30, I902.

J. JACOBSEN.

FISH CLEANER AND SEALER.

(Application filed Nov. 25, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

JOHN JAGOBSEN, OF LETHBRIDGE, CANADA;

FISH CLEANER AND SCALER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 717,408, dated December30, 1902. Application filed November 25,1901. Serial No. 83,564. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, JOHN J AOOBSEN, a subject of the King of Denmark,residing at Lethbridge, in the southern district of Alberta, Canada,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fish Cleaners andSealers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention,such as Will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for cleaning and scalingfish, and the object of the invention is to provide a convenientcombined opening, cleaning, and scaling device for various sizes offish. This object I attain by the novel construction and arrangement ofparts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is aside view of my device with the knife-blade extended in position foruse. Fig. 2 is a front end view of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is Fig. 1 invertedand with the knife-blade. retracted upon the handle.

Referring to the drawings by referencennmerals, 4 is the handle of thedevice. About the front enlargement 5 of the handle I secure the shell6, which is provided with scaling teeth or burs 7 upon a concave surface8 for sealing small fish and a convex surface 9 for sealing big fish. Atthe front, end of the shell 6 or the handle on which it is securedIprovide the spoon-shaped hook or scraper 10, by which the intestines andother inside matter is removed from the fish after it is opened with theknife-blade 11,

which is slidingly inserted between the convex portion of the shell andthe handle 4, upon which it is further held slidably by the set-screw12, secured in the handle within the guiding-slot 13 of the rearextension 14; of the blade.

From the above description it will be seen that I provide in a singleimplement a combined knife 11, cleaner 10, and scale-removers of variouscurvatures and that said. knife may be withdrawn into the device whennot in use.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a fish-cleaning device, the combination with a suitable handle, ofa toothed scale-removing shell secured at one end thereof and having aconvex and concave toothed surface.

2. Ina fish-cleaner, the combination with a suitable handle, of ascale-removing toothed shell secured thereon and a retractableknifeblade slidingly inserted between the shell and the handle andhaving a slot and a screw secured in the handle within the slot to limitthe sliding movement of the knife, and to hold it in various positions.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN JACOBSEN.

WVitnesses:

T. G. STOCKTON, JOHN E. '1. MoKNIeHT.

